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Old 07-04-2016, 07:35 AM   #20
leakers
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Default Re: Anyone ever weld A wheel?

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Originally Posted by iverson View Post
Thank you all for the good advice but after looking closer at the wheel I see the lug holes are wallowed out and the wheel was really wearing into drum even with the lugs tight! The wheel and hubcap I believe is original to the car and the very old Allstate tire still holds air so I hung it as a spare. I am going to put four new tires on soon so it will work fine for that. Funny I checked to make sure all the lugs were tight before putting car on the road and I have been throwing the car around corners harder than I would have if I had tires on it I cared about!
Given the information in Bill Williamson's post , and that you believe the wheel is original to your car, is there a possibility it has cracked because the brake drum /hub (to which this wheel was fitted) has been replaced with the incorrect later part?
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